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Table 4 Physiographic zone wise biomass details of India for the year 2007

From: Forest carbon stocks and fluxes in physiographic zones of India

S.no.

Physiographic zone

Growing stock

(Mm3)

Biomass in Mt

(AGB + BGB)

Forest floor biomass

(Mt)

Total Forest biomass (80% of fresh weight)

(Mt)

1

Western Himalayas

1213.03

1721.162

25.817

1397.583

2

Eastern Himalayas

542.55

769.820

11.547

625.094

3

North East

443.99

629.974

9.449

511.540

4

North Plains

246.87

350.282

5.254

284.429

5

Easter Plains

337.96

479.529

7.193

389.378

6

Western Plains

82.29

116.760

1.751

94.810

7

Central highlands

220.23

312.484

4.687

253.737

8

North Decan

364.54

517.243

7.759

420.002

9

East Decan

820.92

1164.799

17.472

945.817

10

South Decan

358.70

508.957

7.634

413.273

11

Western Ghats

580.46

823.610

12.354

668.771

12

Eastern Ghats

435.91

618.510

9.278

502.230

13

West Coast

254.08

360.513

5.408

292.737

14

East Coast

196.69

279.082

4.186

226.614

Total

6098.23

8652.746

129.791

7026.030